4 Best Humidifiers For Your Bedroom

There’s one thing that signals the cold winter months just as surely as the first snowfall: dry, cracked skin and chapped lips. In winter, it’s common to wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth, a cough or congested sinuses. What this may signal is that the air in your home is too dry, in which case you should consider investing in a bedroom humidifier.

Humidifiers work by releasing water vapor or steam to increase moisture levels in the air, thereby easing problems caused by dry air. They can help transform your room into a more calm, relaxing space that’s conducive to sleep. Some experts even say a humidifier can stop you from snoring.

Humidifiers need regular maintenance, or else they can end up harming your health rather than helping it. Dirty humidifiers can breed mold and bacteria, even causing condensation on walls and other surfaces. This is why you need to be sure that the humidifier you choose is both effective and easy to clean.

With so many humidifiers on the market, we had to narrow them down with some kind of criteria. When choosing the products, we focused on four attributes: design, effectiveness, noise and ease of use when it comes to cleaning.

If you’re looking for something to help you sleep through the night, you don’t need an expensive unit. Here are four quiet, easy-cleaning, cool-mist humidifiers that will turn your bedroom into a comfortable, relaxing oasis.

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VAVA VA-AH009 Cool Mist Humidifier

When it comes to refined, minimalist design, the VAVA VA-AH009 Cool Mist Humidifier is hard to beat. Raindrop-shaped with a stunning white finish and a silver band wrapped around the lip, this humidifier wouldn’t look out of place in a modern art gallery. With its narrow size, it will fit neatly on any nightstand or desk.

The VAVA promises to deliver 24 hours of misting on a single fill, though its efficacy depends on what setting you have it on. The humidifier’s gradual mist dial gives you exceptional control over the output. While on the low setting, it is quiet enough to use in a nursery. Since there’s no filter in this humidifier, we recommend cleaning the device once a week with a natural detergent of your choice.

One of the only drawbacks of the VAVA is its small LED light that doesn’t turn off. If you’re someone who can’t sleep with any kind of light in your room, this might be one product to pass on. For everyone else, it’s a very affordable and effective humidifier.

The TaoTronics TT-AH002 Ultrasonic Humidifier features all the bells and whistles you could want in a device under $50. Unlike the other humidifiers featured, the TaoTronics has two 360 degree rotatable mist nozzles, allowing the device to mist your room in different directions simultaneously for 10 hours, without refilling. The gradual mist dial on the front also lets you find the perfect output to cover your whole space.

Another characteristic that separates this humidifier from the pack is its unique ceramic filter. TaoTronics claims this filters out water impurity, harmful bacteria and bad odor at a molecular level. Just like a plastic filter, it should be cleaned weekly to prevent hard water build up.

The look of the TaoTronics isn’t anything to gape at; it looks like a futuristic water pitcher. The humidifier’s base glows with a dim green light at night, but it shouldn’t be bright enough to disturb your sleep. It’s also whisper quiet on its lowest setting. If you care about function over fashion, this is an excellent small room option.

VicTsing markets their Ultrasonic Aroma Cool Mist Humidifier for use in yoga studios for a reason. The design features a classic wood grain finish and a rounded shape that gives off major zen vibes. It gives you the option to choose from seven soothing shades, each with two light options: dim and brighter. Thankfully, the light can be turned off at night.

Part diffuser, part humidifier, this device lasts for six to 10 hours and fills your room with refreshing, fragrant scents. Users can choose between two mist settings -- weak and strong -- and four time setting modes: one hour, three hours, six hours or continuous. If you don’t want it to interrupt your sleep, be sure to have it set to turn off since it will beeps when it shuts down. Clean the water reservoir every week (or after every five runs) with water and vinegar and you should be good to go.

The matte black body design of the URPOWER MH501 5L Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier may look impressive, but the device is actually quite compact, making it a perfect discreet decoration for the bedroom. The URPOWER features a three power settings: low, middle and high. Because the design is sleek and minimalist, the controls are simple enough; short press the power button to toggle the modes, or long press it to turn on sleep mode. During sleep mode, the humidifier automatically uses the middle mist output and all indicator lights and sounds are turned off, making it easy to fall asleep.

This humidifier uses a plastic filter disk that sits in the base of the unit. The filter works double time, cleaning the air and acting as a sound barrier. It handles hard water effectively, though users may want to use distilled instead of tap water to prevent build up over time. The site pegs the working time at 14 -17 hours, although many long-time users have reported being able to go days between refills, making this a relatively low-touch option for the busy household.